The ruling on elongating the letter ba in the takbir of the adhan
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Question:
A mu'adhdhin asks: In the takbir, he elongates the letter ba to a full extent. What is the ruling on this adhan?
Answer:
It is valid for us to say what is valid; the adhan is invalid. He must say "Akbar," "Allahu Akbar." He does not elongate the ba. If he elongates the ba, it does not mean "Akbar"; it means "Jama' Sifr" (a gathering of zeros). It is not valid. The mu'adhdhin must say "Allahu Akbar" without elongating the ba. "Akbar" has a clear hamzah. The hamzah in "Akbar" is with a hamzah, not with a ba that is not elongated. There is a defect in it. "Allahu Akbar." If he elongates it with a clear and distinct elongation, the adhan is not pronounced correctly, unless he repeats it. If he repeats it correctly, it is valid.
A mu'adhdhin asks: In the takbir, he elongates the letter ba to a full extent. What is the ruling on this adhan?
Answer:
It is valid for us to say what is valid; the adhan is invalid. He must say "Akbar," "Allahu Akbar." He does not elongate the ba. If he elongates the ba, it does not mean "Akbar"; it means "Jama' Sifr" (a gathering of zeros). It is not valid. The mu'adhdhin must say "Allahu Akbar" without elongating the ba. "Akbar" has a clear hamzah. The hamzah in "Akbar" is with a hamzah, not with a ba that is not elongated. There is a defect in it. "Allahu Akbar." If he elongates it with a clear and distinct elongation, the adhan is not pronounced correctly, unless he repeats it. If he repeats it correctly, it is valid.
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (1:18:17)
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